tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4982462349404057820.post5615067754693744578..comments2023-04-10T01:23:28.224-07:00Comments on FrankenFoodFacts: I got 99 Problems but a GMO Ain't OneBioChicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11197270850533749252noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4982462349404057820.post-54930047033165470812016-11-05T21:06:22.585-07:002016-11-05T21:06:22.585-07:00Yeah, the blogspot platform has a lot of spam, so ...Yeah, the blogspot platform has a lot of spam, so I prefer to approve comments.BioChicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11197270850533749252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4982462349404057820.post-1052740722099896612016-11-05T21:05:26.067-07:002016-11-05T21:05:26.067-07:00Hi Mark, I fail to understand how your comment reg...Hi Mark, I fail to understand how your comment regarding grower dependency is exclusive to GMOs. Most farmers buy their seeds each year due to hybrid vigor. Additionally, most crops are patented whether they're GMOs or not, so the issues you raise such as pricing, contracts, supply, apply to most seed varieties.<br /><br />Regarding your concerns about the pawn/master relationship, have you BioChicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11197270850533749252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4982462349404057820.post-53694521013781498772016-11-04T06:29:13.966-07:002016-11-04T06:29:13.966-07:00After aproval?
Don't worry I've got a cop...After aproval?<br /><br />Don't worry I've got a copy and will attach alongside in other media if necessary Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11473292465582565323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4982462349404057820.post-71004535258752967852016-11-04T06:28:13.193-07:002016-11-04T06:28:13.193-07:00'GMO's being patented' is not the prob...'GMO's being patented' is not the problem per se; a person stating such a phrase is saying that the primary objective of selling the GM crop is to foster the grower's dependency on crops that can only be sourced from a manufacturer (price, contractural arrangements & so forth, be controlled by the supplier) in contrast of the traditional ways such as getting seed from a local Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11473292465582565323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4982462349404057820.post-47256768241555606832015-06-17T09:08:29.675-07:002015-06-17T09:08:29.675-07:00Wonderful info as one how is married to somebody w...Wonderful info as one how is married to somebody who worked for Whole Foods for 12 years and who frequently spouted that GMO was "black death" it is refreshing to read the science and art behind food and agriculture. Farmers are not food fairies that make food by the Grace of Gaea. <br />The struggle with the changing environment and the requisite need to feed an ever growing human Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4982462349404057820.post-87822006414855777772015-06-11T07:38:13.870-07:002015-06-11T07:38:13.870-07:00I had heard the news but hadn't read the artic...I had heard the news but hadn't read the article, so thanks for sharing that. This sentence sums up my thoughts about the deal: "The company also says it worries about the "reputational risk" of combining with Monsanto". From a PR perspective, I don't think it helps either one of them. I'm sure it makes a lot of business sense, but from the public's perspectiveBioChicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11197270850533749252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4982462349404057820.post-81687238737916308922015-06-10T05:31:01.533-07:002015-06-10T05:31:01.533-07:00This is a wonderfully informative post. By the way...This is a wonderfully informative post. By the way, did you hear the recent news that Monsanto is trying to buy up Syngenta's chemical division? http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2015/06/09/413125856/monsanto-angling-for-global-pesticide-dominance-woos-syngentaViolethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08721398901212806672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4982462349404057820.post-63737889809777347292015-06-09T07:36:43.738-07:002015-06-09T07:36:43.738-07:00Thanks for sharing the link Jenna!Thanks for sharing the link Jenna!BioChicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11197270850533749252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4982462349404057820.post-2742200780576211702015-06-09T06:02:16.077-07:002015-06-09T06:02:16.077-07:00To add to #4, many farmers (including non GM) don&...To add to #4, many farmers (including non GM) don't save seeds anyways. Here's why according to UCDavis graf students and faculty: https://youtu.be/zI_lwy8KfHIJenna E Gallegoshttps://davissciencepolicy.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com